IV THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS O most sorrowful Mother Mary, meditating on the Mystery of the Carrying of the Cross, when, with the heavy wood of the Cross upon His shoulders, thy Divine Son was dragged, weak and suffering, yet patient, through the streets, amidst the revilements of the people, to Calvary; falling often, but urged along by cruel blows of His executioners, I humbly pray: Our Father, 10 Haily Marys, Glory Be to the Father. and the Fatima Decade Prayer: O MY JESUS, forgive us our sins, save us from the fire of Hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who are most in need of Thy mercy. I bind these blood-red roses with a petition for the virtue of PATIENCE IN ADVERSITY and humbly lay this bouquest at thy feet. |